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Yesterday, I celebrated my third year of ordination in the office of a Deacon… well, it really is more of a reflecting than celebrating.Shared a meal with the other men and their wives… which is always nice and true to the feast day and the season, it was a BBQ. I felt the prompting toContinue reading “Another year of Diaconate Ministry”

Today, I begin another adventure in my diaconate ministry, this prayer that came to me this morning is a great reminder of what we all should strive for every day in each of our Christian journeys. We all need to live for peace … in ourselves, our families, our parishes and workplaces, and those weContinue reading “Go in Peace…”

Working together with Kateri Native Ministry we have co-ordinated a multi-day retreat based on the Kateri Native Ministry’s new Kendaasawin Learning program helps both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous participants develop wisdom practices that promote life, love, and respect for all Creation. http://www.katerinativeministry.ca The Retreat will take place on August 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2023 and will beContinue reading “Walking Together Retreat”

Getting ready to start the Hunger challenge tomorrow … well it seems that it has started already with the shopping adventure with Justin at the Agape Food Bank. Here is my food supply for the next five days…

Here is the Pope’s tweet for today, Feb 2, Pope Francis@PontifexOn the feast of the #PresentationOfTheLord in the temple, we present ourselves to God with purified spirits, so that our eyes might see the light of salvation and we might thus bring it to the entire world, as the Saints did. … today is aContinue reading “Our call to shine…”

The proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the dateContinue reading “Announcing the Movable Feasts in a Liturgical Year”

As we begin this month, just after the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we settle into the cold winter nights with the days beginning to be just a little longer each day. This month we look to just how counter cultural religious life is to a secular society that reduces women to objects to beContinue reading “Pope’s Intention for February”

With all the excitement of the Christmas and New Years celebrations, it is easy to overlook the Pope’s intention for the month of January. This month it is an important one, it affects the foundation of our society, the rights and dignity of each and everyone. Here is his intention as printed in this month’sContinue reading “Pope’s Intention for January”

Over the past few years, You Tube and Facebook have blown up this issue, and as a result, has divided families, local parishes and the Catholic Church. Bottom line: We need to receive the Holy Eucharist in a State of Grace. Fr. Allen Alexander explains what Catholics need to consider when receiving the Eucharist onContinue reading “Receiving the Holy Eucharist”

The readings of today are very timely as we entering a new period wth some additional restrictions and government measures to manage the spread of the omicron virus. Even in the storm that we are experiencing, Jesus us looking to walk to us and get in our boats. He wants to me us where weContinue reading “Do not be afraid…”